Thriving In The Global Skills Shortage: Your Path Through The Wilderness

What it's about

Key chapters

• 2020 vs. 2022: What Changed?

  Using reskilling as a catch-all term for skills development is problematic. In previous research, we defined a term that was inclusive of upskilling, reskilling, and new skill development as “new skilling.”

• COVID-19 Casts a Long Shadow on the Workforce

  Throughout our study, there is a strong positive correlation between providing support and opportunities for employees and the overall business performance of an organization.

• The Employee-Employer Skills Confidence Gap Remains — and Expands

  In 2022, only 55% of employees are confident in their organization’s prioritization in developing new skilling opportunities for them.

• Skills Development Today: Employees and Employers Still Lost in the Wilderness

  Understanding skills development was a central theme in this report and our 2020 report as we focused most of our research on understanding the appetite and delivery of skill development.

• Where Do Your People Go for Skills Development? How High Performing Organizations Close the Confidence Gap!

  High Performing Organizations recognize the opportunity and guide employees in their development.

• What Does Good Skills Development Look Like?

  High Performing Organizations drive better skill development outcomes.

• How Do You Become a High Performing Organization?

  Our perspective: Practical advice to modernize skill development.